March on the DNC

The March on the DNC was a political rally that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 24 July 2016 when 6,000 supporters of US Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders and other leftist causes took part in demonstrations against the perceived corruption of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential election. The march unified several leftist groups in American politics against the DNC's choice of Hillary Clinton as their candidate for the 2016 election, as many leftists saw her as the head of a political machine, while much of the American public saw her as untrustworthy.

Event
The March on the DNC had been planned months ahead of the actual event, and its goal was to protest against the US Democratic Party's nomination of Hillary Clinton as its presidential nominee in the 2016 election, as well as to protest other causes such as supporting the environment, protesting against capitalism, and representing the American anti-war movement. The event was organized via social media websites and phone applications, and a total of 6,000 people took part in the 24 July political rally in Philadelphia, where the Democratic National Convention was being held. The protesters ranged from supporters of Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders (who supported democratic socialism) to members of socialist and communist parties such as the Socialist Alternative, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and other smaller third parties. Some carried signs endorsing Bernie Sanders as the nominee, while others carried signs protesting fracking, the bombing of foreign countries, and the United States' "imperialist" foreign policy.

Coincidentally, it was revealed on 23 July 2016 that DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz had breached her position of impartiality by endorsing Clinton via e-mails during the primaries, bringing over delegates to her side and impairing Sanders' campaign. This information was released by Wikileaks after Russian state actors hacked Wasserman-Schultz's email account, hoping to support the pro-Russia US presidential candidate Donald Trump of the US Republican Party. This led to Wasserman-Schultz choosing not to appear at the DNC, as well as resigning after its end. The March on the DNC was more of a symbolic march than an actual epoch-making march, as American politics remained unchanged, and the Democratic Party continued to support Clinton as its nominee.